Chapter Three

Inuyasha and Saige ran outside and was ready to fight when they saw Sango, Miroku, and Shippo getting off of Kisara with Rin who's now grown up and was carrying a sword on her back. She has been training with Sango to learn how to defend herself during battle so she doesn't feel like she's weak or in the way.

"Hey Inuyasha, sorry we were…" Miroku notices Inuyasha was with a strange girl "What's going on Inuyasha?"

Sango walked up to Inuyasha "Huh? A girl," she said when she notices the strange girl.

Kagome ran out and went up to Inuyasha "Miroku? Sango? Shippo? Rin?" she said when she notices them.

"Kagome!" Shippo went over to Kagome "What's going on with Inuyasha and who's the girl?"

Sango, Rin and Miroku walked up to Kagome.
"Care to enlighten us to what's going on?" Sango asked.

"Well the girl name is Saige, She was going after a snake demon named Cobramaru who sent his army of demons to destroy her. That's all I know. I think Inuyasha senses a demon aura," Kagome explained.

"Is it Cobramaru?" Sango asked.

Before Kagome can say anything, a loud noise interrupt causing Inuyasha and Saige to cover their ears and collapse to the ground in pain. Even Sesshomaru who was walking in the forest suddenly cover his ear, got down on his knees and screamed.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken shouted as he ran over to his master side.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome rushes over to him "Are you okay?"

"Make that noise stop!" Inuyasha shouted.

Sango went over to check on Saige who was screaming "What's going on Miroku?"

"I don't know," Miroku replied, confused at what's was happening.

"It's a sound of a flute that has an affect on youkai dog demon," Kaede said as she walked out carrying her bow and arrows.

Kagome looked around "Where is that sound coming on?" Her eyes suddenly spot a shadow standing up high in the tree "There!" She grabbed her arrow and shot at the shadow "Please hit the mark!" she said.

The arrow actually impact with the shadow's arm. The shadow shrieks and quickly leaps off the tree branch. The sound has stopped.

Sesshomaru got up and looked up at the sky "What was that noise?" he wondered. He can still feel the feeling he felt earlier.

"Lord Sesshomaru, are you okay?" Jaken asked, worry for his master.

Sesshomaru walked away instead of answering.

"JAKEN!" he said a moment later "Let's go"

"Yes My Lord!" Jaken said, quickly catch up with his master.

"I'll intend to find out what's going on," Sesshomaru thought.

Saige got up from the ground as the shadow landed it in front of Inuyasha, her and the others.

She growls, clenching her fists when she recognizes the scent. The shadow step forward and reveal a brown dirty kimono. There was a long scar on his right cheek which Saige knew about because she was the one that give him that during their battle. He has long brown hair with a pale face. His eyes were red and when he smiles you can see his fangs.

"Cobramaru!"

Inuyasha and Kagome gasp when they heard the name of the demon from Saige.

"I see… "Cobramaru smirked "You managed to follow me Saige, how foolish of you".

Saige steps forward with a calm face "I follow you so I can killed you myself you fool"

The Cobramaru laughs "Oh and how are you going to that when you can't even protect yourself"

Kagome helps Inuyasha up. He took out his tessaiga and implanted into the ground for support.

Saige smirked and closes her eyes 'I see… you seem to underestimate me. I may be young, but I can still fight you with my eyes close"

The Cobramaru growl angrily

Inuyasha smirked "I think Saige might injury his pride".

"That's one brave girl," Miroku commented.

"I'll show you not to mess with me!" The Cobramaru growls and a green light form in hand which is acid (Poison Claw) that everyone recognize.

"Wait a minute isn't that Sesshomaru's poision claws?" Miroku asked.

Inuyasha growls "How did that creep know that?"

"NOW DIE ALL OF YOU!" The Combramaru said as he releases the acid toward the Saige and the others.

"WATCH OUT!" Sango warned her friend as the acid comes toward them.

"KAGOME!" Inuyasha rushes over to Kagome and shield her with his robe of the Fire Rat.

Miroku implanted his staff into the ground creating a barrier around him, Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, Rin, Sango,Kaede and Kisara blocking the acid.

"SAIGE! LOOK OUT!" Inuyasha called out to her.

Saige was standing there not moving at all as the acid comes toward her. She closes her eyes and a strong wind swirled around her. Purple stripes appear on her cheeks "You'll pay for what you did fool!" Suddenly a thin, whip-like strand of yellow-green energy appears from her fingertips. She quickly spins it in circle really fast that it got rid of the acid around her and the others.

IMPOSSIBLE!" Cobramaru snarled.

"NO WAY!" Inuyasha exclaimed..

"How can a young girl know such a powerful move?" Miroku wondered.

"I knew it! She's a demon, but is she's a half demon or full fledge demon?" Kagome thought.

Saige opens her eyes and uses her poison whip, whacking the Cobramaru's right arm and injure it badly. An object drops out the demon's grip and Saige catches with her hand. She stares at it. It was a torn piece sleeve of a kimono. Then she grips it tight in her hand and glare at the demon.

"YOU MAY WON THIS TIME," Combramaru grip his right arm "This won't be the last time you see me," he said before he disappears.

Miroku pulled his staff out from the ground and deactivate the barrier

The poison whip disappears from Saige's finger tip. She opens her hand and looked at the torn piece of the kimono. Then she looked up at the stars in the sky.

"I'll shall be ready for you, Combramaru and I will destroy you"

Meanwhile

In the forest

Sesshomaru was walking with Jaken who was pulling A-Un behind him. Suddenly he stopped and looked up into the sky "What is this strange feeling?"

He senses a person's scent or should I say a demon scent that has a similar scent to his.

"I shall search for answers; Inuyasha should have the answers I'm seeking. I will find him," He begins to walk away.

"Wait for me my lord!" Jaken shouted as he ran after his master.

Back At the Village

Kaede's Place

"We would like some answers Saige," Miroku said. He was sitting next to Sango who was sitting next to Rin. Saige was sitting across from Inuyasha and Kagome.

"Saige," Kagome begins "Are you… a …" she hesitated whether she should ask.

"A Demon?" Saige finish the question for Kagome.

Kagome nodded.

"Maybe this should help," She said, grabbing her black hair and yank it off slowly reveals her long sliver white hair. Her black head band was still covering her forehead.

Her face is clearly showing her purple stripes on cheek.

Kagome and the others gasp.

"Are we related? Inuyasha asked a few minute later.

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